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frewen

Joined: 08 Sep 2005
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 16 6:33 am Post subject: filling in strike plate gaps
This morning I shall be trying to find out how best to wood fill the gaps left by the old strike plates in the door frames.

frewen

Joined: 08 Sep 2005
Posts: 11405

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 16 8:55 am Post subject:
2 part filler and patience seems to be the answer Edited for stupid typo! Last edited by frewen on Wed Jul 27, 16 10:40 am; edited 1 time in total

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 16 9:03 am Post subject:
Very industrious. I'm just having coffee.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46192
Location: yes

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 16 9:45 am Post subject:

frewen wrote:

2 part fillet and patience seems to be the answer

yep,a very well sharpened beveled chisel a, little under the shortest side of the hole in width, is a useful thing to have in your hand

GrahamH

Joined: 23 May 2015
Posts: 523

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 16 9:58 am Post subject:
What will be the final finish? Different fillers needed for varnished or painted surfaces. I am not aware of the fillers now available in the UK but I am sure one of Downsizers will point you in the right direction. If varnishing, it may be best to cut out to a regular shape and then fit a matching piece of wood.

frewen

Joined: 08 Sep 2005
Posts: 11405

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 16 10:42 am Post subject:
I shall paint it. I can't afford beautiful doors 😉

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6612
Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 16 11:07 am Post subject:

frewen wrote:

I shall paint it. I can't afford beautiful doors 😉

Well la dee da! Look at Miss Fancy-doesn't-have-holes-in-her-door-frames-and-can-afford-TWO-part-filler!

Back in my day we'd have killed for one part filler and even that would only be enough to fill a quarter of a hole!

frewen

Joined: 08 Sep 2005
Posts: 11405

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 16 1:35 pm Post subject:
Have you been sniffing two part filler again?

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 16 2:29 pm Post subject:

Slim wrote:

frewen wrote:

I shall paint it. I can't afford beautiful doors 😉

You may not know it but I think you're channelling the spirit of a dead Yorkshireman.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46192
Location: yes

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 16 5:10 pm Post subject:

fillets are best as it happens but with filler try to undercut the holes so as the filler is bigger at the base than the surface

2 part is ok but it is difficult to get a flat surface at the putting in stage so slightly overfill and sand flat.

shrinkage can be an issue with some 1 and 2 part fillers ,again overfill and sand deals with that

for a hole that is going to be painted over i would probably prep the hole well and use tetrion.

frewen

Joined: 08 Sep 2005
Posts: 11405

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 16 10:27 pm Post subject:
Thanks Dpack

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6612
Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 16 10:58 am Post subject:

Behemoth wrote:

Slim wrote:

frewen wrote:

I shall paint it. I can't afford beautiful doors 😉

You may not know it but I think you're channelling the spirit of a dead Yorkshireman.

t'was intentional

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo

vegplot

Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 21301
Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 16 4:05 pm Post subject:
I've seen linseed oil and sand used a gap filler between door frame and opening and it's supposed to be very good as it's slightly flexible. I've not used it myself though to give a qualified comment.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46192
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 16 4:48 pm Post subject:
linseed oil ,mastic resin powder and fine sharp silver sand is a traditional mix for such a job. proper faff to heat ,dissolve, mix to the right consistency and get a neat finish with a mini trowel.it gets specced for some listed buildings though. it does last better than the modern stuff if you do it properly the squirty stuff in plastic tubes with a squeeze gun thing is far easier

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